Combined dust-cap and waterproof hat-shield.



J. T. CRAW & F. L. SCHLEY.

COMBINED DUST CAP AND WATERPROOF HAT SHIELD.

APPLICATON FILED AUG,2T.1914. 1,160,049, Patented Nov. 9, 1915. 2 SHEETS-SHEET l- I AHORA/frs coLUMBxA PLANQGRAPM co..WASmNCTOH. D. c.

J. T. GRAW D F. L. SCHLEY.

COMBINED DusT CAP AND WATERPROOF HAT SHIELD.

APPLICATION FILED AUG.27. |914.'

Patented Nov. 9, 1915.

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`TlNTT STATS JOSEPH T. GRAW, 0F JERSEY CITY, NEW JERSEY, AND FREDERICK L. SGHLEY, 0F NEW YORK, N. Y.

COMBINED DUST-CAP AND WATERPROOF HAT-SHIELD.

Application filed August 27, 1914.

To all whom t may concern.'

Be it known that we, JOSEPH T. GRAW, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of Jersey City, in the county of Hudson and State of New Jersey, and FREDERICK LUDWIG SGHLEY, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of the city of New York, borough of Brooklyn, in the county of Kings and State of New York, have invented a new and Improved Combined Dust-Cap and Taterproof Hat-Shield, of which the following 1s a full, clear, and eXact description.

This invention relates towearing apparel, and has particular reference to head coverms.

2:Among the objects of the invention is to provide a device of the character indicated which is of a light, and preferably cheap, material, adapted for either a dust protector for the head, as may be used when traveling, or to be applied as a shield for a h at, to protect the same from moisture or the like.

Another object is to provide a device of the character mentioned which may be of a nature adapting it to fold into small compass and to be carried readily in the inside of the crown of ones hat,'where it will be easy of access when required.

A still further object is to construct a head covering of the nature stated, of a material adapting it to be stamped or printed so as to simulate the appearance of a hat in connection with which it may be worn.

The foregoing and other objects may be carried out in a preferred manner by the devices hereinafter more fully described and claimed, and illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which- Figure 1 is a plan view of the crown side or band-blank after being cut and creased; Fig. 2 is a plan view indicating the manner of forming the top of the crown and the rim from a single piece of material; Fig. 3 shows the rim after being folded twice, ready to be placed between the other parts of the structure in folded position; Fig. 4 is a view of the folded crown; Fig. 5 is a plan view showing the parts assembled in folded position ready to be inserted into the top of the crown of the hat; Fig. 6 is aV vertical, sectional view of a hat, indicating the location of the attachment in the top of the crown thereof; Fig. 7 shows a hat with our` improvement applied thereto; and Fig. 8 is a sectional detail indicating a portion of the Specication of Letters Patent.

Patented Nov. 9, 1915.

Serial No. 858,833.

hat in elevation, and a portion of the protector applied thereto in section.

The several parts of the device may be made of any suitable materials, and the relative sizes and proportions thereof, as well as the general design of the mechanism, may be varied to a considerable extent without departing from the spirit of the invention hereinafter claimed.

By way of illustration of a preferred embodiment of the invention, we show a straw hat H, havin@ a ventilated crown C, a band B, and a rim This hat will be recognized as of a well known or conventional type, and the covering or protector attachment illustrated is shown as following the type or style of hat set forth. `We wish it to be understood, however, that in practice the protectors will be formed and stamped in various styles, as well as sizes and shapes, to accord with the hats for which they are intended.

Referring first to the crown construction, which is adapted to be used either alone as a dust-cap, or in connection with the rim construction as a hat protector, we show in F ig. 1 a cut and scored blank 10. In the formation of this blank from a single strip of material rectangular in form, and by any suitable machine, we provide a series of V- shaped slits 11, arranged vertically downwardly at what becomes the upper portion of the crown, and the points of these slits 11 are connected by a continued series of scores 12. At the bottom of the'blank are formed a series of slits 18, the upper ends of which are connected by a continued series of scores 14. Another series of scores 14 may be formed across the flanges determined by the slits 13 and arranged parallel to the scores 14. Each slit l1 is connected to the slit 13 below it by a score 15. Any suitable number of pairs of these slits 11 and 18 may be provided. We nd, however, that the preferred number is eight, forming the hat crown, when finished, into an octagonal form, as indicated by reference to Figs. 2 and 7 Each of the eight faces into which the crown side or band is formed represents, therefore, a rectangle bounded on the sides by scores 15, and on the top and bottom by the scores 12 and either 14 or 14, depending upon the height of the crown of the hat. The remaining portion 1G of the base flange between adjacent slits 13 is adapted to be deflected outwardly, bending for this purpose around the line 14 or 14', as the case may be, during the formation of the crown. i i

The crown band or side may be regarded as consisting of eight panels, by reason of the construction above described, each panel having attached to its upper end Va flange 17, which is adapted to be bent inwardly therefrom around the axis or score 12, and having a bottom or base flange 16. nvthe formation of this blank into tubular :form during the assemblage of ythe crown, we preferto make the joint in the midst of one of the panels, and hence we apply gum at one end, las shown at 18. The other end or part of the same panel at the other end of the blank is enough longer than'the hat panel toreceive the-gummed portion thereupon when the two end `Cuiar'ters of the blank lare folded inwardly toward each other around the lines a and o, vthe gummed portion being placed directly lupon the ungummed opposite end.

After the tube has been formed, ythe same is slipped downwardly over a form, which causes 'the bottom flanges to be turned outwardly, and thereafterthe'flanges 17 lare bent inwardly on top ofthe form, thev `V shaped slits 11 allowing thel edges to lie flat upon the top ofthe form and without loverlapping one another. Y

Fig. 2 indicates the manner of forming the top ,ofthe crown and the rim ofthe protector. The crown top 19 is "substantially octagonal in form, and corresponds in size, as well as shape, to thel top of the formabove described, and is pasted upon the upperV surfaces of the flanges 17 while they lieflat uponvthe top ofthe form. The notches 20 formed coincidentally with the ytabs 20 are negligible so far as thetop yof the.V crown is concerned,being practically yinvisible in the finished article. '-l he rim structure 21 shown in folded position in Fig. 3, is preferably of a singlev thickness o-f material as it is cut from the blank of the crown top 19.

'Referring again to thecrown portion, after` it is removed from the form, a handcontrolled spreader is introduced thereinto, which acts against the crown panels atwhat might be considered the top of the hat, forming thetwo creases 22 extending across the front and rear of the crown a short distance below Ythe level of the creases 12. -T his spreader determines a series of short, diagovnalfscores orcreases 23, and longer creases 24,'all of which radiatefrom the ends of the horizontal scores 2 2,` and at the same time, verticalfscores25 are formed, leading downwardly from said central points at the ends of the scores 2 2 to thebase ofthe crown. After vthis spreader is removed from v,the crown, the crown may be readily folded bydrawing apart with ones fingers upon the side portions of the bottom of the crown, a

movement which causes the front and rear portions of the bottom tor `fold inwardly toward each other upon the Vtop of the1 crown. Because of the ellipticity of the crown, these end portions will Vthen be spaced slightlv from each other. The crown is then folded as indicated in Fig. 4, one end upon the other, into neat form.

As indicatedV in Fig. 5, the rim structure 21 is adapted, while folded into quarters, as shown in Fig. 3, to loe sandwiched between the two parts Vof the crown, 'the corners which would otherwise project therefrom being flexible enough to turn over and be there secured by any vsuitablefo'r'm of slid-` able fasteners 26. `We'prefer "touse atleast three ofv these fasteners, the same being'applied vto lthe folded construction "as shown in Fig. 5 for jat least-'two purposes; first, to hold the parts together with the rim portion within the crown, and secondly, to Icooperate with the inner surface ofthe hat-crown 4to holdthe protector in the top ofthe crown when not to be'used"otherwise. grades of hats are usually provided with linings L, which lare ordinarily heldin place without special attachment, by means ofthe' sweat-'band Z. The lining "L may be `easily removed, and the package shown'in Fig. V'5 put in place, and when the' llining is replaced, it will hold, lunder ordinary circumstances, the package in' place, asshown inFigf. "Tf, howevenno lining is used in tlrehatQ-or if the lining, 'when "used, shou'ldjp'rove yinefficient tofhold the package inpla'ce; several or all of the sl'idab'le "fastenersf26fvmay be shoved readily outwardly sofas to gripV 'the inner surface of the: hat crown' neari the top, as indicated at27. These -fasteneiis -aremfade preferably of spring material, and' have sufficient frictionalfgrip upon the'package'lto cause the outer v'ends jof *the fasteners 'to maintain theirlgiip upon'the hat icr'own.4

'In the use' of this device'asa'skullforfdusti cap, as when traveling in a railway'train or the like, the crown portion alone is 4preferred to be used. 1n order'to jopen itiout for use, the steps referred tofabove for :the folding will 'be reversed,"and the cap k:slipped upon the head. The `base flanges 16 bordinarily will naturally assume a "position turned 4upward around the*V lines 114,fand against the outer surfaces lof the crwn panels, this action of the flanges'beingv due to the application of the deviceto the rounded surface of the head.

rlhe better if the device ist@ be' used Sata pro'- te'c'tor in theca'se of asuddenfshowerorthe like, the crown portionvwilhbe openedut and slid directly Vdownward over'ithefh'atcrown, the bottom flanges 1G 'coming'adja- 'leent4 the hat rim R. The rim'fprtion/Ql 'is then` slipped down over thecro'wn, l"the straight'edges 28 onthe inner margin"there` of coming naturally opposite the panel por '130 tions of the crown. The tabs Y20 will turn up slightly, due to the friction of the crown panels, and will occupy an upturned position as indicated in Figs. 7 and 8. The fasteners 26 now come into use to secure the protector members to the hat rim7 and at least one portion of each fastener is perfectly long enough to reach far enough inwardly to embrace the crown base flange 16; see Fig. 8.

A device made in accordance with this invention is neat in appearance, having practically none of the unsightly features of hat coverings or protectors heretofore proposed. At any time, either before or after the protector members are made up in the manner above set forth, the material thereof may be printed, stamped, or otherwise decorated to simulate the construction of the hat with which it is to be used. As indicated best in Fig. 8, the crown portion 10 of the protector is marked to indicate a straw-hat crown, having a representation of a band applied thereto. These decorative features may` preferably be applied by a suitable indelible ink, which, together with the protector as a whole, will be waterproof.

We wish it to be observed also that while the crown and rim portions are preferably made and sold as separate elements, but for joint use, the arrangement and construction are such that any individual, if he wishes to do so, may gum or otherwise secure these two parts together, the tabs 20 serving to strengthen the union in connection with the overlapping parts of the rim and crown flanges.

We claimt- A device of the character set forth comprising a crown member having a tubular band formed vertically into a series of similar panels, having inwardly projecting flanges at their tops and outwardlyfprojecting flanges at their bottoms, with the bottom flanges transversely scored intermediate their ends whereby the height of the tubular band may be varied, a closure member for the top of the band adapted to coperate with the top flanges, and a rim member having a central opening corresponding in size and shape to the tubular band and adapted to be slipped downwardly over said band to engae upon the outwardly projecting bottom anges.

In testimony whereof we have signed our names to this specification in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

JOSEPH T. GRAW. FREDERICK L. SCHLEY.

Witnesses: GEO. L. BEELER, GEORGE H. EMsLiE.

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